People stand on the beach of Port-Bouet in Abidjan as they look at the wreckage of a cargo plane on Oct. 14. Photographer: Issouf Sanogo/AFP via Getty Images Bloomberg - A French cargo plane with 10 people on board crashed near Ivory Coast’s commercial capital Abidjan on Saturday. The Antonov aircraft carrying cargo
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Airbus CEO sees no reason to step down over probes
Airbus Group Chief Executive Tom Enders speaks during a news conference on the aerospace group's annual results, in London, Britain February 24, 2016. REUTERS/Hannah McKay FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Airbus Chief Executive Tom Enders sees no reason to resign over ongoing UK and French corruption investigations, but would be ready to do so
”This is the future”: solar-powered family car hailed by experts
Eindhoven’s vehicle Stella Vie in Adelaide. Photograph: Daniel Kalisz/Getty Images for SATC As the annual solar race across Australia wraps up, a Dutch entry averaged 69kmh from Darwin to Adelaide and resupplied the grid. A futuristic family car that not only uses the sun as power but supplies energy back to the
How Drones Were Used To Deliver Life Saving Medical Supplies In Africa
the zipline story.... In October 2016, Zipline began using drones to deliver medical supplies to health clinics in Rwanda. The San Francisco based company is a combination high tech startup, drone manufacturer, logistics service provider, and public healthcare system, consultant. I talked to Zipline’s co-founder and COO, Will Hetzler, about the genesis of the company
As Atlanta’s airport grows, smaller airports lose passengers
Hartsfield Jackson-Atlanta International Airport Atlanta ATLANTA (AP) — Airports in large cities are gaining passengers — and smaller towns are losing them, a new report shows. Some smaller airports are shrinking in passenger traffic as large airports grow even larger, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported , citing a new industry report by Airlines Council International. The
Dunlop expands its Nigerian business
Sumitomo Rubber South Africa(PTY) Limited (SRSA) in partnership with Tyre Express Nigeria Limited has opened a Dunlop Zone store in Victoria Island, Lagos. The opening of the store will help them in the expansion strategy which sees them focusing on key African countries with great growth potential and expanding markets. “In Nigeria,
Coscharis Ford SKD Plant in Lekki Has Produced Over 600 Rangers
Coscharis Ford Assembly Plant, Lagos Nigeria Lagos - The newly built Ford Assembly Plant in Nigeria being managed by Coscharis Motors Plc., has capacity to produce over a hundred units of the sturdy Ranger daily. President/CEO, Coscharis Group, Dr Cosmas Maduka CON, stated this at the official media launch of the facility
Royal Mail halts 48-hour strike after obtaining high court injunction
Communication Workers Union lawyers fail to rebuff attempt at Royal Courts of Justice to stop 19 October postal strike Royal Mail has halted Britain’s first planned national walkout by postal workers since it was privatized, after successfully applying for a high court injunction. Lawyers for the Communication Workers Union failed to rebuff an attempt
New Airline Routes Boost African Arrivals By 13.3 pct: report
New airline routes and fresh optimism on the continent have prompted robust growth in Africa’s international flight arrivals to 13.3 percent in early and mid-2017 compared to the equivalent period last year, an aviation report said Wednesday. The report was released by ForwardKeys, a global travel patterns firm, during Aviation Africa
Philippine Plane Veers Off Runway, Passengers Evacuated
Manila, Philippines (AP) - A Philippine plane carrying more than 180 passengers and crewmen veered off the runway after landing in a central province, prompting the pilot to order an evacuation of the aircraft, officials said Saturday. The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines said all passengers and crew of Cebu